Privacy policy

Who we are

This website is run by Maxwell Stanley, trading as Hot & Cold Garden, who is the data controller for any personal data described here. Contact: [email protected].

What we collect

• Server and security logs. The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes your IP address and basic request details to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. We don't use these to identify you. Lawful basis: legitimate interests (running a secure website).
• Visitor statistics. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies and without building a profile of you. Lawful basis: legitimate interests (understanding which guides are useful).
• Emails you send us. If you email us, we keep your message and email address to reply and to fix any errors you report. We delete correspondence after 24 months unless we need it longer for a legal reason. Lawful basis: legitimate interests.

We don't have accounts, comments, newsletters or contact forms, and we don't sell or share personal data for marketing. If we add a newsletter or survey, we'll update this policy first.

Affiliate links

When you click a link marked Ad, you leave our site. The retailer or affiliate network (for example Awin) may then set cookies and process data under its own privacy policy, so that it can tell the retailer the sale came from us. We receive sales and commission reports, not your name or contact details.

Who processes data for us

• Cloudflare, Inc. (hosting, security, analytics). Cloudflare may transfer data outside the UK under appropriate safeguards; see Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask for a copy of personal data we hold about you, and ask us to correct it, delete it, or stop or limit using it. You can also object to processing based on legitimate interests. Email us and we'll reply within one month. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.